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Rylan and Prof Alice Roberts investigate the Essex witch trials. Using original court documents, experts, and dramatic reconstructions, they reveal the lives of the accused.
2025
DocumentaryDarkHaunting
DocumentaryDarkHaunting
2025
Suitable for 15 and older
Season 1
3 episodes

  • 1. Hatfield Peverel

    1. Hatfield Peverel

    Rylan teams up with Prof Alice Roberts to investigate the witch trials of Essex, starting in 1566 with the accusation of a family of women from Hatfield Peveril who are tried before Queen Elizabeth’s own Attorney.
    Rylan teams up with Prof Alice Roberts to investigate the witch trials of Essex, starting in 1566 with the accusation of a family of women from Hatfield Peveril who are tried before Queen Elizabeth’s own Attorney.
    Suitable for 15 and older
    44min
    Oct 14, 2025

  • 2. St Osyth

    2. St Osyth

    St Osyth (1582): Rylan and Alice investigate the 1582 St Osyth witch hunt, where a petty disagreement over money spirals into mass hysteria and death.
    St Osyth (1582): Rylan and Alice investigate the 1582 St Osyth witch hunt, where a petty disagreement over money spirals into mass hysteria and death.
    Suitable for 15 and older
    44min
    Oct 14, 2025

  • 3. Manningtree

    3. Manningtree

    Manningtree (1645): Rylan and Alice investigate 1645 Manningtree, where Witch Finder General Matthew Hopkins terrorises women with brutal Puritan zeal and torture.
    Manningtree (1645): Rylan and Alice investigate 1645 Manningtree, where Witch Finder General Matthew Hopkins terrorises women with brutal Puritan zeal and torture.
    Suitable for 15 and older
    44min
    Oct 14, 2025

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    Witches Of Essex
    DocumentaryDarkHaunting
    2025
    Rylan and Prof Alice Roberts investigate the Essex witch trials. Using original court documents, experts, and dramatic reconstructions, they reveal the lives of the accused.
    Creators and Cast
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    A+E Networks
    Content advisory
    Suitable for 15 and older
    violencesubstance usefoul languagesexual contentFlashing lights and strobing patterns might affect photosensitive viewers
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